It was evening when the royal family members, alliance members, ministers, warriors, Margaret and her followers, and ten vigils were at Bordure, the part of wolf territory that was most susceptible to rogue attacks when attacks used to be frequent because of its significant distance from larger and stronger packs.
They were also here because these packs were the closest to vampire territory and, according to Greg, rogue lycan territory. None of the pack leaders reported seeing any rogues or proditors, but the fact that this was the most vulnerable part of wolf territory AND a rendezvous point between Kate and Rudolpho made them pick this particular location to stand guard.
They stood between the wolf packs and the neighboring territory ahead, hoping that nothing would happen. The instructions were simple: stand guard, and i
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As soon as Gerella stepped into the civilization of vampire territory, wondering if she was in the right place. She pulled her grey hoodie up, trying to draw as little attention to herself as possible, wondering if it was smart to go invisible. She decided against it because she didn’t want other discretus to think that she had something to hide. She was glad to see that whoever else was on the street hid their heads as well, but they did it because they hated the early evening sun, and wanted as little of it as possible. On her way here, Gerella already knew that she had to hide her eyes since its blue color did not match the green ones from the population. She was trying to find something that would hide her peculiarity until something outside the subway station caught her attention. It was an advertisement for contact lenses in five distinct colors, and the model’s eyes were blue like he
Pellethia blinked for a second before she skipped over the formalities to the more pressing matter at hand, ‘Aunt Lucy, Ella is here. In the castle. She said the next location the hybrids are planning to move to is most likely Bordure.’ Lucianne held her breath as Pellethia continued, ‘She doesn’t seem to be lying. And she’s probably betraying the hybrids because the children are falling ill. She kept emphasizing the need to end this before any little ones die. Octavia and I are leaving for Bordure now. We’re bringing Rafael, Amber and anyone else at our disposal. Aunt Lucy, should you see the hybrids first…please don’t engage in battle until we get there.’ A sudden howl echoed through the air, the kind of howl that wolves and lycans used to warn each other about an incoming attack. Lucianne’s head turned to where the team of ten
Saxum glared at Chong, who was standing right next to him. Saxum replied, ‘We have the chemical to overpower the King’s Authority. They have nothing to challenge that. That’s why they’re asking us to give in, Chong!’‘What if the Queen’s Authority overp—’‘Look at them!’Chong did. The king and queen looked like a very close couple, a very devoted couple, one that would put each other’s lives before their own.Saxum linked him again, ‘She. Won’t. Kill. Him.’‘But should he kill her?’ Chong questioned in dismay. He wouldn’t mind if Regina killed
The thirty decipio-proditors who were given the capsules created by the triplets stood safely in the high branches of the trees as they manipulated the Lycan King. The shield that the King’s Authority created for the lycans and werewolves was torn down with the king losing focus and control over his own power and autonomy. “Fuck.” Greg muttered when he and the others felt the protection from his cousin vanished. “Got that right.” Juan, who was right behind him, agreed. Saxum managed to crawl out of the king’s hostage when his elbow was healed, and he watched how the toughest animal in the kingdom was struggling to fight off the manipulation effects, internally cursing the triplets for not improving the chemical enough to take control of the king from the very first sec
Christian ignored the way Greg was describing his best friend because he was focusing on sprinting towards Xandar. Greg tripped Xandar just in time, and Christian pinned his knees to the ground. A fortis-vigil came to pin Xandar by his left arm while Greg placed his full weight on Xandar’s right arm. Greg was beginning to question the Moon Goddess’s intelligence and rationality when she decided to strengthen a creature with the mate-bond. Did she even consider such circumstances? Even with three of them holding the Lycan King, they could feel that Xandar would eventually break free. When Greg saw Christian’s eyes going to Lucianne before glazing over, he immediately linked him first, ‘Don’t even think about hastening her, Blackfur. She’s already trying as hard as she can.’
Lucianne kept a safe distance from Xandar, trying to come up with a plan as he growled at her. Xandar then linked his late father in a low, homicidal tone, ‘Tell me where she is, or I’ll kill you and mom.’ That was when he realized something was off. There was nothing at the other end of the link. And it was even more odd that he wasn’t detecting his father’s scent. He was smelling something…unusual, beautiful. Butterfly pea and jasmine. Despite being manipulated, he knew of only one creature who had that scent, and his mood instantly softened with that realization. ‘Xandar, darling,’ Lucianne linked him gently as she took slow steps towards him. When Xandar saw his father approaching him, he snarled in defense to keep him at a distance. Lucianne backed away, and he re
It didn’t take as much force to mentally invade those without the king’s strength and power, but the situation still annoyed the proditors because most of their victims were shutting their eyes and refusing to follow through with what they wanted them to do. They began putting fake sounds into the manipulations just to get their victims to move towards a particular direction. Everyone ended up running into trees and each other rather than letting the fabricated knowledge make them give into their urge to attack and kill. Some of those who were manipulated by more skillful decipios did end up attacking Lucianne and Xandar, who had to watch each other’s backs as they tried to channel their Authorities again. Right before one sneaky discretus-hybrid could plunge its
Lucianne and the others arrived, and they felt an energy radiating from Pellethia’s being. Her wide, sapphire eyes met Octavia’s proud ones as they exchanged smiles, both internally happy for Pellethia that she finally unlocked the Empress’s Authority, wielding it like it was second nature to her. Everyone’s sights then went to the roots around Saxum, and Xandar wondered if those was what he thought they were. His question was answered when some roots appeared next to Christian, making the duke flinch. But when a familiar beige flower with red polka dots grew instead of the strangulating structures they see on Saxum, Christian plucked the flower and awkwardly conveyed his thanks with a hand gesture before he linked his cousins and cousin-in-law, ‘The Forest of Oderem is miles away. How the hell did this get here?’